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The Philadelphia Eagles’ mid-season report card: What have we learned?

By Geoffrey Knox

Nov 6, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (81) cannot catch a fourth down pass in the end zone against New York Giants defensive back Trevin Wade (31) during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (81) cannot catch a fourth down pass in the end zone against New York Giants defensive back Trevin Wade (31) during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 6, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws a pass against the New York Giants during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws a pass against the New York Giants during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

The Offense:

There’s really no nice way to say it. Outside of Darren Sproles, no one trusts any of these running backs. It appears that even the coaches have lost faith in Ryan Mathews. Since he’s been in the league, he’s led the NFL in lost fumbles. That includes two this year, one virtually leading to the team’s unraveling against the Detroit Lions. The Eagles employed their version of “next man up”. In came Wendell Smallwood, and he coughed it up against the Dallas Cowboys, again helping to create a downward spiral that this team was unable to recover from.

Wentz is one of the few bright spots. His hot start, ability to recover from mistakes he’s made early in games (see the New York Giants or Minnesota Vikings contests) and his command of the pocket have shown the Eagles have the right guy at the signal caller position. Now, they just have to find the right guys to catch the ball. We believed the tight end position would be one of the saving graces of this unit and wide receivers Nelson Agholor and Josh Huff would have breakout years. We were wrong on both counts. Huff was dismissed, the tight ends have either been ignored or vanished and every time someone drops a pass, you can see Wentz’s shoulders slump.

The offense has major concerns.

Final Grade: C-

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